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Often times "thinking too much" is really not thinking at all but rather worrying. Worrying might be the opposite of really thinking. It is a painfully repetative and compulsive activity which unlike thinking is not creative.
Perhaps the antidote to worrying is to think more constructively either by talking your concerns over with a friend or by thinking and taking notes of your thoughts so you are systematic in your approach.
Whenever I watch your videos I seem to go though a state of mental healing. I don't know if I have mental health problems, but I do know that I appreciate your videos and kind words
Dyllan Williams By now you probably forgot about this video and are back to normal. And now you're going to return and watch more videos. But the truth is, most people never actually take action to improve their lives.
I've found that overthinking about what other people think or about situations often leads to creating narratives in the mind: speculations on what people might *actually* be thinking or on what could/should/might happen. We tend to fill in blanks or make assumptions about what other people think or why/how certain events happen based perhaps on entirely reasonable arguments, in the end nearly forgetting that half of the things we just thought were just...thoughts. Who knows what the other person thought or how/why something happened. We disorient ourselves with a complicated narrative jumbled with real facts and speculative/imaginative ideas. This creates some sense of delirium and leaves the overthinker feeling burdened and misunderstood more than anything, I think..but I don't know.
Anxieties are created through internal judgements. Stop judging- the way you believe things are, or the way that they should be, how you’d like things to be. Life will never be exactly what you want it, but that doesn’t make it not beautiful. Your perspective fills your narrative, your narrative is all you have in the current moment. Don’t let judgement cloud your thoughts. It’s easier to solve an issue, when you identify it.
Ah Well why do YOU fear being alone? Most people who have lived on earth have been alone, and died alone. I understand how shitty it can be when you don’t feel accepted by others for WHATEVER reason. something I deal with every day. It comes to the point I wonder why I should even try. But then I realize they are the ones who lack the humanity that I have. Play superficial games, get superficial prizes. Having money in modern times is almost* directly correlated with effort put forth. Some people are meant to work their ass off and grow intellectually to bring forth something to the world, whereas others are here for a good time, not a long time. (To quote that rap song)
If I can suggest a book to you, read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The first and only Roman Emperor/philosopher. The Meditations are a collection of his writings to himself. Ta eis heauton
What about someone who spends too much living in their own world and are closely acquainted with their thoughts, ideas and fantasies but feel lonely because they are so encased in themselves that they feel detached from the people around them.
Basically: *Think too little: You can be easily manipulated and refuse to find the solution behind our problems* *Think too much, and you may try to create problems that aren't there as a feeling of purpose* Trust me, you will never improve unless you are honest with yourself.
@@DaboiVal been there done that, dawg, just get a hobby and find out how to put yourself into the hobby. Break yourself down and you’ll find out that being crazy isn’t bad. Being sane isn’t that good. You are and things are. Decide how they make they you feel. That’s who you really are. The one seeing all of it.
The thinking too much side of things sounded more like learning a large amount of impressive things to build our ego & not have to deal w the problems of our selves. I think that there is another way of thinking too much: intellectualizing our feelings. This is when u try to turn ur feelings into logical phenomena that can b explained & more easily justified. I don't think it's the right door to self knowledge, but I can't help the urge to reduce my feelings to 2 dimensional thoughts that don't seem as large & scary.
Jenna Varley I think it’s important to understand your emotions and intellectualize them but the danger is assuming you can control how you feel. I think as humans or from culture we are obsessed with control and emotions are completely automatic and are simply a way for our subconscious mind to communicate and express itself about what it’s ongoing through.
CaptinDuh I think about my emotions too much and I want to understand everything so I can solve what I don't like about my self. I think it's because of a low self-esteem. I can't accept my faults and want to be perfect for myself so I try to find answers but I don't think I'm smart enough to find it so I just keep thinking and thinking and it's a never ending circle of searching an answer and feeling shitty about not finding it and adding this to a long list of my own faults. And right now I think "ah my view on myself changes everyday so it's probably not right to post it if it's wrong anyway". Feeling really sad and overwhelmed lately I don't think I will every be able to get over this.
That's why a cooperation of both self-reflection and real action are great. People who never reflect will never find peace, nor do the people who reflect too much.
I feel like I need to stop getting so caught up in studying obscure intellectual stuff and thinking for longer than is called for. It is a form of indulgence, and it prevents me from acting in the world just as much as watching TV for hours on end and playing video games, things which are generally considered a waste of time but are are rooted in the same emotional dissonance as hyperintellectualism--a need to distance one's self from the pain of one's life either through deception of the pain's resolve or the abandonment of this world for an imaginary one.
Trey S. I found myself relating to your comment on a painfully real level, because I tend to do the same thing. I always find myself questioning the most unanswerable questions, trying to absorb as much information as possible, and always trying to decrease the gap between my understanding of life and my ignorance, sending me down a road to inevitable doom. It scares me that what I thought I understood, was just scratching the surface of something that goes beyond me. I have been thinking of, and almost fearing, the day I stop living, as it so simply means my consciousness will no longer exist, but I just can’t manage to find peace with that idea. I know I’m still young, but it worries me how much these thoughts plague me these days. I hope I find means to accept the inevitable, and find a way to live peacefully and ease my worried mind. Bit of a rant, but I needed to put this out there somewhere.
Yes, i relate to this too. Sometimes I’ll be thinking for hours about the most absurdest things, on how in the moment I am thinking I understood the concept of something, while also being scared that all that time I was wrong. It’s this weird feeling of new gained knowledge, but also the having a fear of it being nonsense. It feels weird when you just thought about how we always unconsciously assume we are right, you can see it everywhere. I might just think that knowing more also equals growing frustration, but I might just be completely wrong. This weird idea that everything I thought I understood was me being foolish, the idea that everything isn’t wrong or right, that these things are just ideas we made up whenever we could or could not relate to something. But I might just be wrong with that idea. Sometimes I just want to hold such a deep conversation with someone, actually sharing the weird, but fascinating things that are going on in my head. It’s a blessing, but it also has its very dark side.
Researching near death experiences helps for some because there simply is too many cases that can't be explained unless consciousness is transceived by the brain instead of produced by it but I am sure you have already researched this and found it unconvincing in which case I think it's worth mentioning that many hospice nurses say that when people are dying they are always at peace within the final hour and happy, they reassure fearful patients that it may seem scary now but later they won't care and will feel great to go, many people brought back will confirm this and say dieing was the greatest thing that ever happened to them and they no longer fear it so you could remind yourself of this when feeling anxiety over death. You could also try psychedelics (legally in some places) as they have been known to eradicate someones fear of death scientists have given them to patients with terminal illness and this has eliminated their fear of death.
Trey S. i feel these deep and ‘obscure’ questions become answered when you actually put them to the test in your life. Be your own human guinea pig for questions and you will learn very quickly the results. like a scientific study; hypothesis testing and results
Me in a nutshell when I was child i used to overthink telling the truth then i just started to be truthful to find out if it's that scary or it's my thoughts, i found out thoughts and desires as well as fear's are not based on any evidence they're just our own guessing and guessing doesn't help in truth often truth is sooo far from a guessed thought.
"we need to tell ourselves a little bit of the truth because we pay too much high a price of our lies.Through our self-deseptiom we cut ourselves off from possibilities of growth.We shut off large portions of our minds and end up uncreative, tetchy and defensive, while others around us have to suffer our irritability" beautiful description, definitely can relate to this 👍 don't ever close your self like this,you may not know what your doing to your self, your start feeling like your in a cage in your own head
Mr. T3 it's not like in the movie. In some Place in the world, these kind of mental dishonest is such a stigma and they treat you as such. With the real crazy people in mental ward. There's is no small mental disorder, either you are crazy or you're not.
Niels S i started thinking less of what other people might think of my choices in life, theyre not even gonna stay in my life for the long run. I felt thise "friends" were toxic for me. So when i started thinking less of them, my life got a little bit easier to manage and well, i just focused on myself and family now.
My therapist said there's a difference between thinking and pondering/brooding... When you're thinking, there is a good chance you'll find a solution to your problem or an answer that may help you. But what I do much more often is brooding. It leads nowhere, it's repetitive in nature and only deepens your worries/anxiety.
I honestly don't think there is such thing as the overexamined life. Life is so full of complexity and things to think about that I don't think anyone can get anywhere close to exhausting the full array of ideas there are to ponder and apply. Or, at least this is a theory of mine. I will have to think about this more before I reach a more definite conclusion
I think way too much. Even when I'm having a good day I'm always aware that for others it's a terrible day. As a society I think we should think a lot, but on a personal level I think there's definitely a point where you need to just let things be.
I agree, but I think on a personal level overthinking can be very stressful and not very productive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't think, we should, but it can be a rabbit whole that provides more stress than answers.
Properly and correctly examined life should lead you into a state where you are in proper equilibrium of thinking and action. If you are 'over-examining' or 'overthinking', you are simply not examining your life correctly.
Completely agree, extremes are rarely a good thing. I think one of life's challenges is trying to find some kind of balance, or at least try to stay away from extremes.
I think that you have to differentiate between two kinds of "thinking": 1) the "default" thoughts done by the so called 'default mode network' of your brain 24/7, which include worrying about what others think about you and worrying about the future. most people think these kind of thoughts too much. the less the better. mindfulness helps having less of these thoughts, one of many helpful tools to reach mindfulness is meditation. 2) rational thinking. most people are thinking rationally too little, but it's not the more, the better. I think that you have to find the right balance between just living and questioning eveything on the other side. I for example, a student of philosophy, was probably too much on the other side for quite some time, actually thinking too much and living too little. with all of your thinking, you should not forget to live. there's a great quote about that in the novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, where the Steppenwolf quotes somebody saying "people don't want to swim until they can do it" and replys to that: "isn't that funny? of course they don't want to swim! they're born for the land, not the water. and of course they don't want to think! they're born to live, not to think."
Thinking is how we grow and learn sometimes as people, but sometimes we do indeed think too much. I do this often, mainly about the events of my own childhood. I don't have any children, but now that I'm in my 50's I often think about what happened in my childhood and how it would have made my parents feel. Since I don't have any children of my own, I have to imagine myself in my parents shoes having to raise me and to deal with certain things that I did. Not that I was a bad kid, actually I was a very well behaved child. But in order for me to grow and learn as a human being I feel that I must see myself from my parents point of view, and what it must have been like for them, now that I am their age when they raised me. At times I am indeed overthinking, and I could easily ignore this subject altogether and think about other things, but then I wouldn't be learning or growing as a person.
It's so true, and this can apply to a lot of aspects of life. I think the most important thing is simply to decide what is worth using that mental energies for. Prioritize, you know?
I believe that thinking too little, can be helpful to counter the emotions brought up when thinking too much. Sometimes thinking too much can make us feel alienated, gloomy, depressed or angry. I think many would agree it’s best to not let these emotions take hold of us. So we push these feelings into the back of our head. We need to remember how these emotions made us feel, but not be so absorbed by them we can’t pursue self improvement.
Pushing them at the back of the head means that any stimulation will bring back the similar ones. No point doing that if you can process them through to remove them entirely (doesn't really work when someone dies, but you can still come close to that).
I think too much to the point of forcing myself to think too little; i can nevet get a middle ground with my mind that instead of these jumbled thoughts be contained, they spill out as irritability and depression. The last few minutes of this video really hit the nail and showed me just how much thinking on varying proportions can bleed out into surface and affect our very judgement.
Another insightful and timely video. I imagine most of us over-think sometimes, and the thing is we tend to be quite unconscious of the fact that our busy minds are so often actually a defence against feeling painful emotions - it's a habit we learnt whilst young, when we didn't yet have the emotional maturity to healthily process those feelings, and it's a habit most of us never *really* grow out of. I reckon just about everyone would benefit from a formal meditation practice, in order to get in touch with those feelings against which we've numbed ourselves - which isn't tremendous fun, but *can* be hugely beneficial if we're consistent in our practice.
When you said the dangers of thinking too much or too little, I was under the impression you'd be going into the natural tendency to downplay/over-hype something in our lives. Not the tendency to drown out pain with intelligence or the lack thereof.
I agree that self-knowledge is important, but sometimes I feel that finding out certain things about yourself creates a positive feedback loop. Here's an example: I like to write rap songs in poem style about personal struggles and whatnot. When the going gets tough I find myself writing songs that describe the difficulties I'm going through and how I really feel about it, which is usually not the nicest feeling, of course. Because I have recognized such feelings when I wrote them down, I become aware of them and start to feel them even more. It's all psychological: reading a negative-ish-ly charged song will put me in that mindset, and eventually, I end up writing more and so on, putting me in that positive feedback loop. So I feel it might be better to avoid it altogether!
I have a similar habit (I just write) and even if it helped me in the past, now that I'm going through a tougher moment where I tend to obsess and overthink more, I feel like sometimes it's not worth writing about some things because then I'll just start the loop on something that maybe wasn't even that important. Maybe the solution in trying to direct our thoughts towards the bigger picture, especially when we write, so that the thing that we vented about also become meaningful and not only an end in itself. PS: I just noticed this comment is from 5 years ago. Hope you solved your doubt in the end :)
I think too much, but not to run away from truths about myself. In fact it's the opposite. I philosophise way too much about my own mind and the world around me. It's scary, and sometimes I wish I wouldn't have learned to question the reason and meaning of everything.
Too much time thinking, too much thinking, overthinking, studying or even building different fictional scenarios in my head + lack of sleep and signs of depression have thronwn me close to insanity and mental health issues. Hope it's not too late to heal myself. Take care of your minds, they are the most sacred things you have!
Thinking too little is more of a problem than thinking to much. Nowadays, people are constantly plugged in with earphones, listening to stuff instead of formulating own thoughts.
For me it's the opposite, but at least it keeps me from making stupid choices most of the time (sometimes the impulses take over). The problem is it also keeps me from seeking out new experiences.
James Immanuell I agree. However, for me, having the knowledge is worth the suffering it brings. And I think once you can accept the world for what it is, having that painful knowledge, THAT is true contentment.
Its funny because my introspective sessions usually involves me walking alone outside with earphones plugged into my ears. Also there is no correlation whatsoever between melancholy and thinking. Negative emotion is a psychological spectrum of its own, nothing to do with intellectualism nor introversion. Also with that attitude you're just giving Impression to the masses that melancholy is to be glorified under the pretension of being a 'thinking man'. In the end, if being a free-thinker does not lead you to a productive solution to painful existence, then it is useless to be one.
Truly, I wish I was blissfully ignorant to all of the knowledge I've acquired. I now realize that life isn't about thinking too much or too little, but instead it's about how we use the knowledge we have in order to achieve the things that make us happy or makes being on this planet worthwhile. Unfortunately for me, the knowledge I have accumulated deals with nihilism, meaninglessness and generally, feelings that inspire bleakness. I wish I could go back to a more simple time of worrying about mundane things but my mind has been opened to all of the strange philosophies of this planet. I urge anyone who is interested in nihilism and ideas that surround it, to really think about what you are getting into. I trust that there are others who are stronger than I am that can deal with the struggles of nihilistic thinking, but for myself I am distraught.
This channel temporarily heals my melancholic self, but informs me of permanent life lessons that mature me slightly over the course of a short video on youtube.
Have anyone ever experienced a fear of something that u keep thinking about, for example it might seem a little weird, say because I think a lot about studying and knowledge and worry a lot if wither I get something or not, and the fear is double sized when you are sitting in the class, everyone gets something u didn’t get, I feel weird and stupids in someway, I’ve always believed that I have a different way of thinking, very different. My fears instantly start working up all together causing me a panic even to the point I can’t do anything but thinking about it, and my future, and my sophisticated mental nature, I fear failure and breakdowns, me and my mind alone abroad, moreover I got family issues, and I am a pretty sensitive person who is just like a sponge that absorb everyone’s feelings including mine. My digestion slows down, my Body temperature drops down, I am freezing cold. I think I got many dreams to achieve and going medicine requires a strong heart, with all same assumptions going back and forth in my head, I come back home, I got plenty of homework’s to do, I got my many preplanned routines so I am always on track, the moment I open up a book I start crying, I can’t focus, I have to go through a line ten times to get it, I lose Sense of control I start panicking, crying as if never before, alone in my sad room, to note I love sitting with people it brings stillness to my heart, but no one even no good friends, my eyes swoll, and I pray for a better day tomorrow...no words would ever explain the pain I go through sometimes, but I am still pretty faithful❤️
Joyce Wayland I am so happy, that I am not alone in this,and it’s not crazy weird somehow ، I hope we me and u and anyone who is on the same boat, the relief of the heart❤️
Self-knowledge is the solution to the art of live. I concur with you on the fact of both thinking too much and thinking too little hurt us. Maybe thinking too little make us rather dumb. Maybe thinking too much stresses us and, therefore, injury our life.
I am notorious for overthinking. It can easily and quickly turn into neuroticism. It has lead to years of chronic GAD. I have sought therapy over the years. It has really impacted my life. I would not wish it on anyone.
Alain, you are doing a great deal of service to numerous set of people like I, by simplyfying a great deal of much needed wisdom and offering us moments of calm introspection. And thumbs up for the audio-visual medium you have chosen for the task.
I'm one of the many few that thinks too little, most of the time nothing goes on in this brain, it's definitely linked to depression and not wanting acknowledge things about yourself that can be painful or outside my comfort zone
The part of thinking too much reminds me of the movie good will hunting. I think too much but not about the world. I think too much about my flaws because I always want to improve to be a better person. Which becomes a loop because it sounds very egotistical and since its not a great trait to have, I hate myself.
They found in a study 90% of peoples thoughts are repetitive and useless ,mindfulness aka zen practice is the way foward to evolve to higher levels of consciouness ,reality above thought.
I think there is no room for coward approach towards many case which we deal in our life and this lies at the centre of our introspection which we can not deny at any cost and that's why people choose to sacrifice their life rather than being found guilty and unfulfilled during their introspection later . so live hard and brave. That is the only requirement of an unfulfilled mind and broken belief. That is the core...
I like the narration of this channel. It feels calm and easy to understand, but at the same time giving us 'good, hard punches' at our innermost feelings.
Ha! we think. I like that. However, one day came to the realization that thought just happens & ''I" instantly jump in & claim ownership of the thought. This occurs so quickly & continuously that "I" thought" Ha!, every single one was mine!!? Then I would instantly take the credit, very often the blame of coarse. It was absolutely exhausting & often still is. Ck it for yourself. Just don't try and over think it!? Ha! that's a good one. : ) p.s. Such a Great channel. Thanx for doing what ya do!
You are the best intellect that could explain things in such a delicate, well articulated and sophisticated way, that enlightens me a lot in the past year since my discovery of your talks on internet! Thank you!
I am not going to lie, I love this mans voice. He could talk abstract mathematical topology and algebraic geometry and I would feel that my math degree is worth it
The balance between both is difficult, but possible. We all have both of them. The part of the ego that thinks too much needs tolerance and trust in his/her feelings of freedom and love. The one that thinks too little needs to accept the inhate complexity of the world and him/herself.
*the dangers of thinking to much* Me : haha, i'm too dumb to think too much~ i just don't give a damn 'bout anything~ if i have thoughts on my mind i just screw it up with singing so i think i'm goo- *and thinking too little* Me : oh boy...
Every time i feel I'm thinking to little i start thinking more, then when I'm thinking to little to just basic motor functions to the point of "i do *insert action here* ... why? just cause". This video has a lot of interesting views from both sides of the spectrum and somewhere on the in between. After watching this video I'm now having Existentialist thoughts to the point of "why do we think?". You having broadened my perspective in my introverted thinking sessions, i thank you School of Life :) your videos continue to make me feel like a curious child again with your video subjects.
Steven Glansburg I know, but not everyone can understand what Sherlock, or Shakespeare says.. I have no problems with Complex English. Just have to hear it twice, & glad they have subtitles.
A series of questions can help us to understand one another. First: How are you feeling? Example of answer: Unhappy. Second: what's the feeling behind that? Disappointed that I didn't get that promotion. Third: What does that mean to you? Well, I pictured that I was going to get recognition for all the hard work I do but it seems that's not happening. Each answer should be acknowledged by respectful caring and provides the chance to explore this issue. Sometimes people have very general feelings e.g. Everything seems so pointless. Then it's usually worth moving from the general to the particular. E.g. let's talk about just one of those pointless aspects of your life. Sometimes even discussing a seemingly small issue is worthwhile. E.g. I can never find my car keys in the morning. Acknowledging how frustrating that is and how that problem seems to make the person feel useless and disorganised can provide comfort and relief even though it's not possible to acknowledge all the other problems right then and there. Having a caring, respectful friend who doesn't lecture or jeer is one of the greatest gifts that life can offer. Such a friend can give you the courage to face up to your feelings and conflicts.
Happy Solstice! The Solstice (Christmas/New Years) is all about reflecting upon what happened. Especially the losses that we've suffered. The deaths of relationships we had with those we cared about. A winter's worth of introspection at a deep/dark level eventually leads to the resurrection/enlightenment of spring.
In my experience I have noticed, there are different ways people think a lot, one way is taking one perspective, the favourable one to the thinking person and thinking obsessively. The purpose their thinking serves is to convince themselves and others that this is the best perspective and it either makes them free of any wrong doing or they are the entire problem depending on the person. Another way of thinking a lot is to look at many angles and acknowledge all the factors involved, including your role whether it's favourable or not. It's the difference between narrow and open mindedness. There's a lot more to it, but this is the basics.
Night time is the hardest, when you're just laying there on your bed and all these thoughts just come from nowhere, leaving you with feelings from regret to anger, there is a gain from all this overthinking and that is certain things become clear about oneself.
I like how this video analyzes different states of mind, but I cannot relate with neither of the sides presented. I think too much about everything; my past, my relationships, my future, my traumas, death, my future, science, other people's lives. This may sound sort of normal at first, but consider that I think about every single aspect of those topics. I come up with 50 reasons why that person acted a certain way, I diagnose myself with several mental disorders every week, only to decide none of them are accurate and come up with other things, I think about dozens different careers I could follow in the future and dozens of ways my life could be ruined. It's as if I live in every moment in time at once.
I spend so much time thinking It hinders my social life and ability to communicate with others properly. I also have ADD so I have to be reallllly interested in what your saying to hold a conversation or else Ill only be half listening to whatever it is your talking about.
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Often times "thinking too much" is really not thinking at all but rather worrying. Worrying might be the opposite of really thinking. It is a painfully repetative and compulsive activity which unlike thinking is not creative.
Perhaps the antidote to worrying is to think more constructively either by talking your concerns over with a friend or by thinking and taking notes of your thoughts so you are systematic in your approach.
it actually is creative, but in a negative way.
Best explanation of the problem.
Whenever I watch your videos I seem to go though a state of mental healing. I don't know if I have mental health problems, but I do know that I appreciate your videos and kind words
Dyllan Williams maybe
I was anger at one point but when I found this channel I became more happy and calm even though am depressed most of the time.
We all are dealing with mental issues
Everyone has some sort of mental health issue.
Dyllan Williams By now you probably forgot about this video and are back to normal. And now you're going to return and watch more videos. But the truth is, most people never actually take action to improve their lives.
same dude...though jordan preston's lectures helped me alot also
I've found that overthinking about what other people think or about situations often leads to creating narratives in the mind: speculations on what people might *actually* be thinking or on what could/should/might happen. We tend to fill in blanks or make assumptions about what other people think or why/how certain events happen based perhaps on entirely reasonable arguments, in the end nearly forgetting that half of the things we just thought were just...thoughts. Who knows what the other person thought or how/why something happened. We disorient ourselves with a complicated narrative jumbled with real facts and speculative/imaginative ideas. This creates some sense of delirium and leaves the overthinker feeling burdened and misunderstood more than anything, I think..but I don't know.
That's exactly what I've been through.
I feel this
I feel the same way :/
I can relate :(
i do that shit all the time lol, it leads me to never actually talk to anyone really
I think too much to the point where I start getting anxiety.
Anxieties are created through internal judgements.
Stop judging-
the way you believe things are, or the way that they should be, how you’d like things to be.
Life will never be exactly what you want it, but that doesn’t make it not beautiful. Your perspective fills your narrative, your narrative is all you have in the current moment. Don’t let judgement cloud your thoughts.
It’s easier to solve an issue, when you identify it.
It's about more than judgment when you are anxious because you don't know how you are going to prevent from dying broke and alone on the street.
Ah
Well why do YOU fear being alone? Most people who have lived on earth have been alone, and died alone. I understand how shitty it can be when you don’t feel accepted by others for WHATEVER reason. something I deal with every day. It comes to the point I wonder why I should even try.
But then I realize they are the ones who lack the humanity that I have. Play superficial games, get superficial prizes.
Having money in modern times is almost* directly correlated with effort put forth.
Some people are meant to work their ass off and grow intellectually to bring forth something to the world, whereas others are here for a good time, not a long time. (To quote that rap song)
If I can suggest a book to you, read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
The first and only Roman Emperor/philosopher.
The Meditations are a collection of his writings to himself. Ta eis heauton
introverts,we silently judge you. Me to. And it’s driving me and my girlfriend apart. I hate it but I can’t help it
What about someone who spends too much living in their own world and are closely acquainted with their thoughts, ideas and fantasies but feel lonely because they are so encased in themselves that they feel detached from the people around them.
FreakyFeline88 I can relate to that
Siham Jeb , me too.
I feel you
FreakyFeline88 me too
FreakyFeline88 hi brother
Basically:
*Think too little: You can be easily manipulated and refuse to find the solution behind our problems*
*Think too much, and you may try to create problems that aren't there as a feeling of purpose*
Trust me, you will never improve unless you are honest with yourself.
fuck off!!! i hate psychologists. this is divine authority governed by too many dimensions and complexity. stop!!!!
Thank you
I'm 13 I think crazy and my body
@@DaboiVal been there done that, dawg, just get a hobby and find out how to put yourself into the hobby. Break yourself down and you’ll find out that being crazy isn’t bad. Being sane isn’t that good. You are and things are. Decide how they make they you feel. That’s who you really are. The one seeing all of it.
But how, how do i be honest with myself. And what do i do after i become honest with myself. Im very lost at the moment, asking for advice
The thinking too much side of things sounded more like learning a large amount of impressive things to build our ego & not have to deal w the problems of our selves. I think that there is another way of thinking too much: intellectualizing our feelings. This is when u try to turn ur feelings into logical phenomena that can b explained & more easily justified. I don't think it's the right door to self knowledge, but I can't help the urge to reduce my feelings to 2 dimensional thoughts that don't seem as large & scary.
Jenna Varley I think it’s important to understand your emotions and intellectualize them but the danger is assuming you can control how you feel. I think as humans or from culture we are obsessed with control and emotions are completely automatic and are simply a way for our subconscious mind to communicate and express itself about what it’s ongoing through.
Relate too hard to this
Yes!! Exactly my thought
Jenna Varley I feel like that’s a way of coping . Now think to yourself, why do you feel the need to cope? Change perspectives
CaptinDuh I think about my emotions too much and I want to understand everything so I can solve what I don't like about my self. I think it's because of a low self-esteem. I can't accept my faults and want to be perfect for myself so I try to find answers but I don't think I'm smart enough to find it so I just keep thinking and thinking and it's a never ending circle of searching an answer and feeling shitty about not finding it and adding this to a long list of my own faults. And right now I think "ah my view on myself changes everyday so it's probably not right to post it if it's wrong anyway". Feeling really sad and overwhelmed lately I don't think I will every be able to get over this.
"Self knowledge is not a luxury so much as precondition for a measure of sanity and inner confort."
Favorite quote from this video.
Too much time thinking not enough time doing.
Shygirl Vlogs My life summed up in a sentence
This
But doing is also disputable. There's so much "stuff" that got "done" that the world, the landfills, the oceans are choking on it.
Shygirl Vlogs thats my problem😧😂
🎵And im breaking the habit tonight 🎶🎶🎶
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There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living - epictetus
Being a highly reflective individual, I seriously need to think LESS and do more to keep up with the rest.
True agree
I agree you made a good point
same, i tend to think too much it makes me tired in some way. Sometimes I wish I could scape from my own head
being self reflective is good, the people that arnt tend to never really work on themselves and make themselves the best they can be.
That's why a cooperation of both self-reflection and real action are great. People who never reflect will never find peace, nor do the people who reflect too much.
I feel like I need to stop getting so caught up in studying obscure intellectual stuff and thinking for longer than is called for. It is a form of indulgence, and it prevents me from acting in the world just as much as watching TV for hours on end and playing video games, things which are generally considered a waste of time but are are rooted in the same emotional dissonance as hyperintellectualism--a need to distance one's self from the pain of one's life either through deception of the pain's resolve or the abandonment of this world for an imaginary one.
Trey S. I found myself relating to your comment on a painfully real level, because I tend to do the same thing. I always find myself questioning the most unanswerable questions, trying to absorb as much information as possible, and always trying to decrease the gap between my understanding of life and my ignorance, sending me down a road to inevitable doom. It scares me that what I thought I understood, was just scratching the surface of something that goes beyond me. I have been thinking of, and almost fearing, the day I stop living, as it so simply means my consciousness will no longer exist, but I just can’t manage to find peace with that idea. I know I’m still young, but it worries me how much these thoughts plague me these days. I hope I find means to accept the inevitable, and find a way to live peacefully and ease my worried mind. Bit of a rant, but I needed to put this out there somewhere.
Yes, i relate to this too. Sometimes I’ll be thinking for hours about the most absurdest things, on how in the moment I am thinking I understood the concept of something, while also being scared that all that time I was wrong. It’s this weird feeling of new gained knowledge, but also the having a fear of it being nonsense. It feels weird when you just thought about how we always unconsciously assume we are right, you can see it everywhere. I might just think that knowing more also equals growing frustration, but I might just be completely wrong. This weird idea that everything I thought I understood was me being foolish, the idea that everything isn’t wrong or right, that these things are just ideas we made up whenever we could or could not relate to something. But I might just be wrong with that idea. Sometimes I just want to hold such a deep conversation with someone, actually sharing the weird, but fascinating things that are going on in my head. It’s a blessing, but it also has its very dark side.
Researching near death experiences helps for some because there simply is too many cases that can't be explained unless consciousness is transceived by the brain instead of produced by it but I am sure you have already researched this and found it unconvincing
in which case I think it's worth mentioning that many hospice nurses say that when people are dying they are always at peace within the final hour and happy, they reassure fearful patients that it may seem scary now but later they won't care and will feel great to go, many people brought back will confirm this and say dieing was the greatest thing that ever happened to them and they no longer fear it so you could remind yourself of this when feeling anxiety over death.
You could also try psychedelics (legally in some places) as they have been known to eradicate someones fear of death scientists have given them to patients with terminal illness and this has eliminated their fear of death.
Trey S. i feel these deep and ‘obscure’ questions become answered when you actually put them to the test in your life. Be your own human guinea pig for questions and you will learn very quickly the results. like a scientific study; hypothesis testing and results
and if you cant learn from your own life, listen to other peoples triumphs and tribulations in their own lives because anything can happen to anyone
Solution: Start taking more actions so that you discover reality rather than assuming.
That's en eye opener, thanks
Me in a nutshell when I was child i used to overthink telling the truth then i just started to be truthful to find out if it's that scary or it's my thoughts, i found out thoughts and desires as well as fear's are not based on any evidence they're just our own guessing and guessing doesn't help in truth often truth is sooo far from a guessed thought.
I think too much when there is not enough space to do. This becomes apparent during Winter.
Morgan Green For me is during Winter and Summer
Winter seems to bring more thinking to me as well!
winter is here
winter is coming
Morgan Green stfu
"we need to tell ourselves a little bit of the truth because we pay too much high a price of our lies.Through our self-deseptiom we cut ourselves off from possibilities of growth.We shut off large portions of our minds and end up uncreative, tetchy and defensive, while others around us have to suffer our irritability"
beautiful description, definitely can relate to this 👍 don't ever close your self like this,you may not know what your doing to your self, your start feeling like your in a cage in your own head
My thoughts scares me. I zoned out on my devices to avoid my thoughts. I envy those who can sleep within 5min lying on the bed. It takes me hours.
Emoji Flower see a therapist
Mr. T3 seeing a therapist where I'm from is a stigma for crazy.
Emoji Flower who cares what people think..help yourself
Weed
Mr. T3 it's not like in the movie. In some Place in the world, these kind of mental dishonest is such a stigma and they treat you as such. With the real crazy people in mental ward. There's is no small mental disorder, either you are crazy or you're not.
I started to become a less thinker by the end of this year. I really think it benefited me in life.
Hannah same 💪
How
Niels S i started thinking less of what other people might think of my choices in life, theyre not even gonna stay in my life for the long run. I felt thise "friends" were toxic for me. So when i started thinking less of them, my life got a little bit easier to manage and well, i just focused on myself and family now.
That's exactly what happened to me, but after a failed suicide attempt. It's much much much better now.
Mina Joseph i hope ur doing okay now. Life has so much to offer if we let it :)
I really wish I could stop thinking for a while. I'd love to have that kind of peace.
Me too bro
Same here,
My therapist said there's a difference between thinking and pondering/brooding... When you're thinking, there is a good chance you'll find a solution to your problem or an answer that may help you. But what I do much more often is brooding. It leads nowhere, it's repetitive in nature and only deepens your worries/anxiety.
The unexamined life isn't worth living, but nor is the over-examined life.
have you lived either one in order to make such conclusion? worth is subjective.
I honestly don't think there is such thing as the overexamined life. Life is so full of complexity and things to think about that I don't think anyone can get anywhere close to exhausting the full array of ideas there are to ponder and apply. Or, at least this is a theory of mine. I will have to think about this more before I reach a more definite conclusion
I think way too much. Even when I'm having a good day I'm always aware that for others it's a terrible day. As a society I think we should think a lot, but on a personal level I think there's definitely a point where you need to just let things be.
I agree, but I think on a personal level overthinking can be very stressful and not very productive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't think, we should, but it can be a rabbit whole that provides more stress than answers.
Properly and correctly examined life should lead you into a state where you are in proper equilibrium of thinking and action. If you are 'over-examining' or 'overthinking', you are simply not examining your life correctly.
explained with your favourite anime character, Hitler.
Dr.Jimmy McRustle i loved the theme song for that anime.
😂😂😂
LMAO
Dr.Jimmy McRustle hey are you actually a doctor?
The manga is better
Lol school of life seems to always upload exactly what I need at exactly the right moment 💛
Same here Daniel.. school of life has amazing timing, or really relevant topics
No kidding.
It’s scary sometimes how I will be thinking of an issue I’m having and the title reads like it came from my mind lol
Completely agree, extremes are rarely a good thing. I think one of life's challenges is trying to find some kind of balance, or at least try to stay away from extremes.
I think that you have to differentiate between two kinds of "thinking":
1) the "default" thoughts done by the so called 'default mode network' of your brain 24/7, which include worrying about what others think about you and worrying about the future. most people think these kind of thoughts too much. the less the better. mindfulness helps having less of these thoughts, one of many helpful tools to reach mindfulness is meditation.
2) rational thinking. most people are thinking rationally too little, but it's not the more, the better. I think that you have to find the right balance between just living and questioning eveything on the other side. I for example, a student of philosophy, was probably too much on the other side for quite some time, actually thinking too much and living too little. with all of your thinking, you should not forget to live. there's a great quote about that in the novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, where the Steppenwolf quotes somebody saying "people don't want to swim until they can do it" and replys to that:
"isn't that funny? of course they don't want to swim! they're born for the land, not the water. and of course they don't want to think! they're born to live, not to think."
Ohh I love „steppenwolf“ it’s such a great book. I also relate to him so much which kind of makes me want to change 😅
Thinking is how we grow and learn sometimes as people, but sometimes we do indeed think too much. I do this often, mainly about the events of my own childhood. I don't have any children, but now that I'm in my 50's I often think about what happened in my childhood and how it would have made my parents feel. Since I don't have any children of my own, I have to imagine myself in my parents shoes having to raise me and to deal with certain things that I did. Not that I was a bad kid, actually I was a very well behaved child. But in order for me to grow and learn as a human being I feel that I must see myself from my parents point of view, and what it must have been like for them, now that I am their age when they raised me. At times I am indeed overthinking, and I could easily ignore this subject altogether and think about other things, but then I wouldn't be learning or growing as a person.
I resonate with this
It's so true, and this can apply to a lot of aspects of life. I think the most important thing is simply to decide what is worth using that mental energies for. Prioritize, you know?
I believe that thinking too little, can be helpful to counter the emotions brought up when thinking too much. Sometimes thinking too much can make us feel alienated, gloomy, depressed or angry. I think many would agree it’s best to not let these emotions take hold of us. So we push these feelings into the back of our head. We need to remember how these emotions made us feel, but not be so absorbed by them we can’t pursue self improvement.
Pushing them at the back of the head means that any stimulation will bring back the similar ones. No point doing that if you can process them through to remove them entirely (doesn't really work when someone dies, but you can still come close to that).
I think too much to the point of forcing myself to think too little; i can nevet get a middle ground with my mind that instead of these jumbled thoughts be contained, they spill out as irritability and depression. The last few minutes of this video really hit the nail and showed me just how much thinking on varying proportions can bleed out into surface and affect our very judgement.
Another insightful and timely video. I imagine most of us over-think sometimes, and the thing is we tend to be quite unconscious of the fact that our busy minds are so often actually a defence against feeling painful emotions - it's a habit we learnt whilst young, when we didn't yet have the emotional maturity to healthily process those feelings, and it's a habit most of us never *really* grow out of. I reckon just about everyone would benefit from a formal meditation practice, in order to get in touch with those feelings against which we've numbed ourselves - which isn't tremendous fun, but *can* be hugely beneficial if we're consistent in our practice.
I'm blown away by the quality and complementary value of the animations. They stand on their own.
We as a society think far too much about far too little.
Your mind is the most powerful tool that exists. It is when you put mind to matter that you can truly make differences.
When you said the dangers of thinking too much or too little, I was under the impression you'd be going into the natural tendency to downplay/over-hype something in our lives. Not the tendency to drown out pain with intelligence or the lack thereof.
Zaire McDonald I would also think of it, as deciding to use intelligence or idiocy, regardless of which we have more of.
"We lean on the glamour of being learned to make sure we won't need to learn too much that hurts"
Man that slapped me in the face.
"when father left , mother stopped smiling and our trust broke in pieces"
Salina Rahil mine too, but father never was there anyway
Interesting and important that thinking too little is discussed here. Thanks!
I agree that self-knowledge is important, but sometimes I feel that finding out certain things about yourself creates a positive feedback loop. Here's an example:
I like to write rap songs in poem style about personal struggles and whatnot. When the going gets tough I find myself writing songs that describe the difficulties I'm going through and how I really feel about it, which is usually not the nicest feeling, of course. Because I have recognized such feelings when I wrote them down, I become aware of them and start to feel them even more. It's all psychological: reading a negative-ish-ly charged song will put me in that mindset, and eventually, I end up writing more and so on, putting me in that positive feedback loop. So I feel it might be better to avoid it altogether!
I have a similar habit (I just write) and even if it helped me in the past, now that I'm going through a tougher moment where I tend to obsess and overthink more, I feel like sometimes it's not worth writing about some things because then I'll just start the loop on something that maybe wasn't even that important. Maybe the solution in trying to direct our thoughts towards the bigger picture, especially when we write, so that the thing that we vented about also become meaningful and not only an end in itself.
PS: I just noticed this comment is from 5 years ago. Hope you solved your doubt in the end :)
Directions of thinking. Giving direction to thinkers. Life in right direction. Be good kids.
I think too much, but not to run away from truths about myself. In fact it's the opposite. I philosophise way too much about my own mind and the world around me. It's scary, and sometimes I wish I wouldn't have learned to question the reason and meaning of everything.
Too much time thinking, too much thinking, overthinking, studying or even building different fictional scenarios in my head + lack of sleep and signs of depression have thronwn me close to insanity and mental health issues. Hope it's not too late to heal myself. Take care of your minds, they are the most sacred things you have!
Thinking too little is more of a problem than thinking to much. Nowadays, people are constantly plugged in with earphones, listening to stuff instead of formulating own thoughts.
The Axis of Insight The scale of the issue is different between the two
*HEY*
For me it's the opposite, but at least it keeps me from making stupid choices most of the time (sometimes the impulses take over). The problem is it also keeps me from seeking out new experiences.
James Immanuell I agree. However, for me, having the knowledge is worth the suffering it brings. And I think once you can accept the world for what it is, having that painful knowledge, THAT is true contentment.
Its funny because my introspective sessions usually involves me walking alone outside with earphones plugged into my ears.
Also there is no correlation whatsoever between melancholy and thinking. Negative emotion is a psychological spectrum of its own, nothing to do with intellectualism nor introversion. Also with that attitude you're just giving Impression to the masses that melancholy is to be glorified under the pretension of being a 'thinking man'. In the end, if being a free-thinker does not lead you to a productive solution to painful existence, then it is useless to be one.
You are not your thoughts and the peace you search will only ever be found in the present moment. 👌🏻
Truly, I wish I was blissfully ignorant to all of the knowledge I've acquired. I now realize that life isn't about thinking too much or too little, but instead it's about how we use the knowledge we have in order to achieve the things that make us happy or makes being on this planet worthwhile. Unfortunately for me, the knowledge I have accumulated deals with nihilism, meaninglessness and generally, feelings that inspire bleakness. I wish I could go back to a more simple time of worrying about mundane things but my mind has been opened to all of the strange philosophies of this planet. I urge anyone who is interested in nihilism and ideas that surround it, to really think about what you are getting into. I trust that there are others who are stronger than I am that can deal with the struggles of nihilistic thinking, but for myself I am distraught.
YahBoiPaul how are you now?
the same here!
This channel temporarily heals my melancholic self, but informs me of permanent life lessons that mature me slightly over the course of a short video on youtube.
Have anyone ever experienced a fear of something that u keep thinking about, for example it might seem a little weird, say because I think a lot about studying and knowledge and worry a lot if wither I get something or not, and the fear is double sized when you are sitting in the class, everyone gets something u didn’t get, I feel weird and stupids in someway, I’ve always believed that I have a different way of thinking, very different. My fears instantly start working up all together causing me a panic even to the point I can’t do anything but thinking about it, and my future, and my sophisticated mental nature, I fear failure and breakdowns, me and my mind alone abroad, moreover I got family issues, and I am a pretty sensitive person who is just like a sponge that absorb everyone’s feelings including mine. My digestion slows down, my Body temperature drops down, I am freezing cold. I think I got many dreams to achieve and going medicine requires a strong heart, with all same assumptions going back and forth in my head, I come back home, I got plenty of homework’s to do, I got my many preplanned routines so I am always on track, the moment I open up a book I start crying, I can’t focus, I have to go through a line ten times to get it, I lose Sense of control I start panicking, crying as if never before, alone in my sad room, to note I love sitting with people it brings stillness to my heart, but no one even no good friends, my eyes swoll, and I pray for a better day tomorrow...no words would ever explain the pain I go through sometimes, but I am still pretty faithful❤️
Zeinab Zammam never in my life have I related to anything more. you just described what I have felt in my life so far
Joyce Wayland I am so happy, that I am not alone in this,and it’s not crazy weird somehow ، I hope we me and u and anyone who is on the same boat, the relief of the heart❤️
Overthinking got me doing CBT and temporarily on antidepressants.
i thought it said ''the dangers of drinking too much''.
i might be an alcoholic.
ed yay me too!!
😂😂😂😂
An alcoholic would never see "the dangers".
Self-knowledge is the solution to the art of live. I concur with you on the fact of both thinking too much and thinking too little hurt us. Maybe thinking too little make us rather dumb. Maybe thinking too much stresses us and, therefore, injury our life.
one of the biggest mstake i did is thinking too much which lead to my anxiety, insomnia, stress, etc
How did you get over it
I believe overthinking itself is a gift, you just need to align your action together with how much you think. Think more and do more.
i'm not even going to watch this video because i think i'll end up thinking too much about it.
miss chaudarie exunctly
you wouldn't be worsening any position further if it is already worsened..
you're rather cutting down on chances for a way out
engitect albeit mine was a lighthearted comment, you do make a fair point :)
yihui zhu yesss! at times, i feel like i will end up giving myself problems i don't currently have 😂
I think watching videos that you need is wise. I recommend watching the ones that pertain to you :)
I am notorious for overthinking. It can easily and quickly turn into neuroticism. It has lead to years of chronic GAD. I have sought therapy over the years. It has really impacted my life. I would not wish it on anyone.
Thinking is the problem itself, once you clearly understand that thinking stops, and then you stop suffering. Good luck.
People: "THINK LONG BEFORE DO SOMETHING, UDIOT!"
Also people: "don't think too much or you end up stress"
Me: 💀💀💀
Alain, you are doing a great deal of service to numerous set of people like I, by simplyfying a great deal of much needed wisdom and offering us moments of calm introspection.
And thumbs up for the audio-visual medium you have chosen for the task.
Thinking too much ultimately leaves you feeling stranded and it feels that you actually thought quite less.Both have their own side effects.
I'm one of the many few that thinks too little, most of the time nothing goes on in this brain, it's definitely linked to depression and not wanting acknowledge things about yourself that can be painful or outside my comfort zone
Yet another masterpiece..
The School Of Life makes some of the best films about the human condition. Thank you and keep them coming. Big respect!
The part of thinking too much reminds me of the movie good will hunting. I think too much but not about the world. I think too much about my flaws because I always want to improve to be a better person. Which becomes a loop because it sounds very egotistical and since its not a great trait to have, I hate myself.
How is it egotistical to want to be a better person ?
This video is much deeper than what most comments made of it.
This another one of those School of Life videos that I should listen to once a week until the lessons within become indelible.
They found in a study 90% of peoples thoughts are repetitive and useless ,mindfulness aka zen practice is the way foward to evolve to higher levels of consciouness ,reality above thought.
This video f’ed me up. I think to much and this video made me think more and gave me no solution to stop it.
The animation in this one is really good!
Sincerety and humility bring the solution.
This is so true and relatable.. thanks for his tsol 💕
Once you start thinking about thinking you start learning more. Metacognition has amazing results.
Pray and write what you think. :)
Send blessings to your thoughts. Overthinking just means you are smart.. :3
Pray??
I think there is no room for coward approach towards many case which we deal in our life and this lies at the centre of our introspection which we can not deny at any cost and that's why people choose to sacrifice their life rather than being found guilty and unfulfilled during their introspection later . so live hard and brave. That is the only requirement of an unfulfilled mind and broken belief. That is the core...
Ok, good info yes. Now, HOW DO I FIX IT? HOW DO I FIND A BALANCE?? I NEED ANSWERS..😭
Exactly! I need answers too...please! Where is that video!
Meditation
I like the narration of this channel. It feels calm and easy to understand, but at the same time giving us 'good, hard punches' at our innermost feelings.
Ha! we think. I like that. However, one day came to the realization that thought just happens & ''I" instantly jump in & claim ownership of the thought. This occurs so quickly & continuously that "I" thought" Ha!, every single one was mine!!? Then I would instantly take the credit, very often the blame of coarse. It was absolutely exhausting & often still is. Ck it for yourself. Just don't try and over think it!? Ha! that's a good one. : ) p.s. Such a Great channel. Thanx for doing what ya do!
@ a rottie, what, wait i think i may be confused? ; > )
You are the best intellect that could explain things in such a delicate, well articulated and sophisticated way, that enlightens me a lot in the past year since my discovery of your talks on internet! Thank you!
So the first part was completely opposite for me. Actually this whole video is backwards to me. Anyone else like this?
I am not going to lie, I love this mans voice. He could talk abstract mathematical topology and algebraic geometry and I would feel that my math degree is worth it
I am thinking too much and I’m getting mad , help me
Just trust yourself and keep it simple
The balance between both is difficult, but possible. We all have both of them. The part of the ego that thinks too much needs tolerance and trust in his/her feelings of freedom and love. The one that thinks too little needs to accept the inhate complexity of the world and him/herself.
I rather think too much than too little
How do these videos always become so relatable, thank you again for another thought provoking insight into the wonders of the human brain
*the dangers of thinking to much*
Me : haha, i'm too dumb to think too much~ i just don't give a damn 'bout anything~ if i have thoughts on my mind i just screw it up with singing so i think i'm goo-
*and thinking too little*
Me : oh boy...
Watching this has me thinking about overthinking thinking then overthinking the thinking... oh boy.
i dont understand please explain in simple terms
Same here🤚🏼😂
Every time i feel I'm thinking to little i start thinking more, then when I'm thinking to little to just basic motor functions to the point of "i do *insert action here* ... why? just cause". This video has a lot of interesting views from both sides of the spectrum and somewhere on the in between.
After watching this video I'm now having Existentialist thoughts to the point of "why do we think?". You having broadened my perspective in my introverted thinking sessions, i thank you School of Life :) your videos continue to make me feel like a curious child again with your video subjects.
the words could be simple for a non native audience.. 😕
engitect agree
Why? He’s British and can make videos in English.
Steven Glansburg I know, but not everyone can understand what Sherlock, or Shakespeare says.. I have no problems with Complex English. Just have to hear it twice, & glad they have subtitles.
I didn’t want to click this video because i thought it would make me reflect on my life an make me sad as i am a bit of a chronic over thinker
Thinking about thoughts 😂
"Self-knowledge is not la luxury so much as a precondition for a measure sanity and inner confort." what a end, guys. Keep going.
You need to post about how to balance between thinking too much and too little. How they behave? How they think?
A series of questions can help us to understand one another. First: How are you feeling? Example of answer: Unhappy. Second: what's the feeling behind that? Disappointed that I didn't get that promotion. Third: What does that mean to you? Well, I pictured that I was going to get recognition for all the hard work I do but it seems that's not happening. Each answer should be acknowledged by respectful caring and provides the chance to explore this issue. Sometimes people have very general feelings e.g. Everything seems so pointless. Then it's usually worth moving from the general to the particular. E.g. let's talk about just one of those pointless aspects of your life. Sometimes even discussing a seemingly small issue is worthwhile. E.g. I can never find my car keys in the morning. Acknowledging how frustrating that is and how that problem seems to make the person feel useless and disorganised can provide comfort and relief even though it's not possible to acknowledge all the other problems right then and there. Having a caring, respectful friend who doesn't lecture or jeer is one of the greatest gifts that life can offer. Such a friend can give you the courage to face up to your feelings and conflicts.
Happy Solstice! The Solstice (Christmas/New Years) is all about reflecting upon what happened. Especially the losses that we've suffered. The deaths of relationships we had with those we cared about. A winter's worth of introspection at a deep/dark level eventually leads to the resurrection/enlightenment of spring.
This video is overthinking too much, but I appreciate it.
Channels like these push humanity forward never stop making vids like these ..its helping me a great deal on my journey thanks
In my experience I have noticed, there are different ways people think a lot, one way is taking one perspective, the favourable one to the thinking person and thinking obsessively. The purpose their thinking serves is to convince themselves and others that this is the best perspective and it either makes them free of any wrong doing or they are the entire problem depending on the person. Another way of thinking a lot is to look at many angles and acknowledge all the factors involved, including your role whether it's favourable or not. It's the difference between narrow and open mindedness. There's a lot more to it, but this is the basics.
Night time is the hardest, when you're just laying there on your bed and all these thoughts just come from nowhere, leaving you with feelings from regret to anger, there is a gain from all this overthinking and that is certain things become clear about oneself.
I like how this video analyzes different states of mind, but I cannot relate with neither of the sides presented. I think too much about everything; my past, my relationships, my future, my traumas, death, my future, science, other people's lives. This may sound sort of normal at first, but consider that I think about every single aspect of those topics. I come up with 50 reasons why that person acted a certain way, I diagnose myself with several mental disorders every week, only to decide none of them are accurate and come up with other things, I think about dozens different careers I could follow in the future and dozens of ways my life could be ruined. It's as if I live in every moment in time at once.
Wow - how relevant this came to be in the grand timing of things. Thanks for sharing.
You literally just described everybody I know and myself.
too much or too little .. two choices and one of them is your way of thinking!
I spend so much time thinking It hinders my social life and ability to communicate with others properly. I also have ADD so I have to be reallllly interested in what your saying to hold a conversation or else Ill only be half listening to whatever it is your talking about.
"we lean on the glamour of being learned to make sure we don't need to learn too much that hurts" 👏👏
This is one of the best food-for-thought channels out there!
Amazing story-telling skills.
Incredibly interesting ideas.
Cute animations.
You should read the consolations of Philosophy by Alain de botton, he is the narrator of this channel if you didn't know already.